Re: [petsc-users] questions about pc_comosite

2017-09-29 Thread Barry Smith
> On Sep 29, 2017, at 8:26 AM, Xiangdong wrote: > > Hi Barry, > > Can you point me the documentation for understanding these iteration > patterns? Thanks a lot. They are explained implicitly in the documentation for the pieces but I admit it may not be clear. Case 1: Plain GMRES,

Re: [petsc-users] questions about pc_comosite

2017-09-29 Thread Xiangdong
Hi Barry, Can you point me the documentation for understanding these iteration patterns? Thanks a lot. Best, Xiangdong On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 11:24 AM, Barry Smith wrote: > > They are all different iteration patterns. They definitely should > present different residual results > > > > On Se

Re: [petsc-users] questions about pc_comosite

2017-09-29 Thread Barry Smith
They are all different iteration patterns. They definitely should present different residual results > On Sep 29, 2017, at 8:19 AM, Xiangdong wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I have a questions about residuals reported in pc_composite. For the examples > in petsc-3.7.6/src/ksp/ksp/examples/

[petsc-users] questions about pc_comosite

2017-09-29 Thread Xiangdong
Hello everyone, I have a questions about residuals reported in pc_composite. For the examples in petsc-3.7.6/src/ksp/ksp/examples/tutorials/ex1.c, I found that when I use these three options: 1) -pc_type none 2) -pc_type composite -pc_composite_pcs none,none -pc_composite_type multiplicative 3)